Chapter 4
EARLIER THAT DAY
Rex and Yang walk down the sidewalk, neither of them had said a word to each other sense they first arrived. While walking they are greeted by Professor Borvo, LSSR's favorite teacher.
"Ah Rex, how are you?" Professor Borvo asked.
"Oh you know…still on a leash." Rex says. After hearing that Yang looks at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh, well it's not as bleak as you make it out to be."
"Mmhm." was Rex's only response.
"I saw your brother earlier, with that young woman with the scythe."
"Ruby?" Rex asked.
"No, the one with the hood."
"Ya that's Ruby my lil sis." Yang said.
"Oh" There was silence for a few seconds until the professor finally responded "Well I hope you two have a pleasant day."
Rex and Yang kept walking down the street, Yang turns to him.
"Well somebody knows you, I thought you guys were antisocial."
"Some of us, anyway he's our teacher."
"So your friend is your teacher?"
"Sadly yes."
Yang looks away from him "Wow, you really need more friends."
Rex looks at her "I've never had that privilege growing up, what with everything that happened." he says.
Yang looks at him in curiosity, and because of that they both stop.
"What happened then?" she asked.
"I don't talk about it." He said with a serious look.
"Hey, it may help with your current problems."
"I don't think that issue can…" He looks at her and then he sits down on a nearby bench. It takes him a few seconds to muster up the courage to tell his story. "Nine years ago, my father…he" He is barely able to finish his sentence. "He died."
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Yang said in minor shock. "What happened?"
"A mugging gone wrong, well that's the story."
"But you don't believe it?"
"I do, but it's tall, dark, and grumpy that doesn't."
"Your brother? So your problems are with him?" she asked.
After hearing that Rex stands up and turns away from her. "No, he IS the problem!" Rex said angrily "We can't depend on him even for the simplest of tasks; honestly I think it would be better if he wasn't on the team."
"Why do I get the feeling that's not really the problem between you two?"
Rex then turns to look at her. He gets closer and after a second he finally tells her his real problem. "After a week, just one week, he left. He was just gone…he left the both of us, me and my mother alone in that situation. How do you do that? How do you leave the people you love ALONE?" Yang didn't say anything she just stared sadly at him.
"He was gone for years, and I was so angry." Rex then runs his hands down his face and begins again. "We looked everywhere, but we stopped and we did the one thing that was hard for the both of us. We moved on…but then he shows up again and all that anger just came flooding back! Now all these problems are just piling on top of each other, what do I do?"
"Do you really hate him?" Yang finally asked.
"No" Rex said after taking a moment to think. "I'm just angry about what he did, and now all these new problems…I just don't know how to handle it."
"You know what I think?" Yang said with a smile. "I think you need to be 'the older brother' of the team in this case.."
"What?" Rex said puzzled.
"Your brother may be older but he looks up to you, you may not see it but I do."
"Did you just rhyme?"
"Never mind that" Yang said to keep on topic. "I believe that your brother may listen if he has someone to look up to which of course he does, but YOU need to help him heal and then maybe he'll be the ideal teammate and friend."
"Wow…you may have just changed my outlook on life."
"Really?"
"No of course you haven't, but I know what you mean and I may just follow your advice." Rex said with a smile which was a rare thing to see, to which Yang smiled back.
"So…what now?" Rex asked.
About an hour later they are both at a local party to which they thought would be the perfect break.
"Do you know anybody here?!" Rex yelled over the music.
"No!" She said but continued to party anyway. She noticed a boy sitting alone playing with what appeared to be a pet butterfly. Just as she was about to walk over to him, a boy about her age walked up to her.
"Stranger huh? Maybe you need someone to show you round."
"No thanks, I know my way around but you can try showing them the town" She said while pointing to a group of old men across the street.
"Hey wait where do you think you're going?" He said while reaching over to grab her shoulder but he pulls a strand of her hair; her eyes turn red but before she can cause any harm Rex knocks him out, much to Yang's surprise.
"If you had treated the lady with some manners you wouldn't be taking a nap!"
Just as they are leaving everyone swarms around them creating a circle, Rex smiles at Yang and they begin to fight. Ruby and Silas are walking down the street with all the commotion going on behind them.
"Did you hear that?" Ruby asked
"No." Silas said just as quickly as she asked.
Rex and Yang are challenging the odds and Rex only feels joy at the situation they are both currently in, proclaiming "This is the best party ev…" he is then knocked unconscious by one of the attendees of the party.
TO BE CONTINUED…
The story expands in "RWBY: Night Falls"
